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because president obama is for it. but he's come too far to back down now. >> and if if was hard doing it just in one state, it's harder to do no all 50 states. especially when the governors of a bunch of states and half of the congress aren't trying to help. yeah. it's hard, but it's worth it. it is the right thing to do. and we're going to keep moving forward. what can happen here in massachusetts could happen all across the country. and for them and for you we are going to see this through. [ applause ] >> joining me now is congresswoman edwards from maryland and jonathan grew bar, mit economist and he's also advised both president obama and romney on the health care laws. thank you for being on the show tonight. congresswoman, this isn't about website glitches. it's the basic right of health care for everybody. and that was the president's point in his speech today, right? >> i think that's right. the website is going to be fixed. these are technical problem, and they're working through them. the key point is that
because president obama is for it. but he's come too far to back down now. >> and if if was hard doing it just in one state, it's harder to do no all 50 states. especially when the governors of a bunch of states and half of the congress aren't trying to help. yeah. it's hard, but it's worth it. it is the right thing to do. and we're going to keep moving forward. what can happen here in massachusetts could happen all across the country. and for them and for you we are going to see this...
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cruz said that president obama is abusing his power. >> you think president obama has been abusing his power? >> i think he has absolutely been abusing his power. and when you have a president that says regardless of whether congress acts, i'm going to force my agenda on the american people, that's wrong. >> alex and cath lekathleen tha for joining us. these remarks are powerful. i'm wondering what we can point to or he has pointed to that suggests obama who was able to pass review with the supreme court for his most important bit of legislation has abused his power. where is the abuse apparent to mr. cruz? >> that's that new yorker piece that you pointed out, chris, as a great piece of writing. and one of the comparisons that david denby makes is that obama care is his communism. it is the thing that animates everything he says. i think in some way because the president is trying to help the poor, the disenfranchised, ted cruz has flipped that and made it somehow a repression of democracy. the fact that the president was willing to use whatever levers he could to reopen the government
cruz said that president obama is abusing his power. >> you think president obama has been abusing his power? >> i think he has absolutely been abusing his power. and when you have a president that says regardless of whether congress acts, i'm going to force my agenda on the american people, that's wrong. >> alex and cath lekathleen tha for joining us. these remarks are powerful. i'm wondering what we can point to or he has pointed to that suggests obama who was able to pass...
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>>> president obama is in boston, not for world series game six, but obama care. the person he put in charge for launching the program was grilled on capitol hill. it is where mitt romney signed his state's health care reform in 2006. mitt will not be there today. keep a number out for this number, 123, the total number of people who enrolled in the commonwealth's case in its first month. as we know, enrollment later spiked and that's one message the president will push as an indicator that obama karen rollment might be off to a slow start but will pick up. joining him on the stage, deval patrick and state workers. kathleen sebelius answered questions from frustrated lawmakers on the botched rollout. what's next for the site and millions of canceled subpar plans. >> let me say directly to those americans, you deserve better. i apologize, i'm accountable to you to fixing the problems. >> is he keeping his promise to them? >> congresswoman, they can get health insurance. they must be offered new plans. >> some people like to drive a ford not a ferrari and some like
>>> president obama is in boston, not for world series game six, but obama care. the person he put in charge for launching the program was grilled on capitol hill. it is where mitt romney signed his state's health care reform in 2006. mitt will not be there today. keep a number out for this number, 123, the total number of people who enrolled in the commonwealth's case in its first month. as we know, enrollment later spiked and that's one message the president will push as an indicator...
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>> obama care spends too much. >> stop the train wreck that is obama care. >> we're not going to give up our request to remove and replace obama care. >> kathleen sebelius explains how a republican repeal would cost the country billions. >> what would be the impact if republicans had been successful? >> the estimates of the congressional budget office is that would it increase the deficit by about $110 billion in the first decade and close to a trillion dollars in the second decade. >> they're rooting for failure. >> in today's top trender. washington wizards. >> in the wizard of oz, there is a great line. >> i have a feeling we're not in kansas anymore. >> sebelius deals with a blizzard of oz comments at today's hearing. >> madam secretary, while you're from kansas, we're not in kansas anymore. >> i'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too. >> people went to see the wizard because of the wonderful things he did. >> the great oz has spoken! >> some might way we are actually in the wizard of oz land, given the parallel universes we appear to be habitating. >> be gone, before some
>> obama care spends too much. >> stop the train wreck that is obama care. >> we're not going to give up our request to remove and replace obama care. >> kathleen sebelius explains how a republican repeal would cost the country billions. >> what would be the impact if republicans had been successful? >> the estimates of the congressional budget office is that would it increase the deficit by about $110 billion in the first decade and close to a trillion...
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instead mcconnell helped barack obama and harry reid fund obama care. now kentucky families are paying the price. premiums on lost coverage, even lost jobs. when kentucky needed mitch mcconnell the most, he let us down. >> at the same time, mitch mcconnell is being attacked by democratic candidate kentucky secretary of state for creating an atmosphere in the senate that led to the government shutdown. >> he calls himself a proud guardian of gridlock. he has blocked the senate over 400 times. then voted to shut down the government, hurting kentucky's economy. mitch mcconnell can't light the house on fire then claim credit for putting it out. >> a recent poll by democratic-leaning public policy polling shows a tight race with his opponent ahead of senator mitch mcconnell. mcconnell must faced matt bevens in a may 20th primary. joining me howard fineman, and josh barrow for business insider. howard, senior kentucky correspondent. >> thank you, a title i am honored to have. >> more experience there than any one else in the building. this is a cross wind tha
instead mcconnell helped barack obama and harry reid fund obama care. now kentucky families are paying the price. premiums on lost coverage, even lost jobs. when kentucky needed mitch mcconnell the most, he let us down. >> at the same time, mitch mcconnell is being attacked by democratic candidate kentucky secretary of state for creating an atmosphere in the senate that led to the government shutdown. >> he calls himself a proud guardian of gridlock. he has blocked the senate over...
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obama care will be on the spotlight again today on capitol hill. for the first time the administration issued a direct apology for the problem-plagued healthcare.gov website. tracie potts joins us with the latest. what can we expect today? >> reporter: you can expect pointed questions to kathleen sebelius. we've been looking through this, there are eight pages of prepared testimony where she'll talk about the problems with the website, but critics also want to know it tnoknow did the gove about the problems in advance and can americans even afford this insurance. today kathleen sebelius will tell congress that health care to the governor has had 20 million hits and 700,000 applications. but from her medicare chief, no word yet on how many have been able to get past the error messages and actually buy insurance. >> we will not have those numbers available until mid to november. >> reporter: opponents remain unconvinced that the faulty website and the insurance it sells are a good deal. >> there is no way to fix this monstrosity. >> it's a public rel
obama care will be on the spotlight again today on capitol hill. for the first time the administration issued a direct apology for the problem-plagued healthcare.gov website. tracie potts joins us with the latest. what can we expect today? >> reporter: you can expect pointed questions to kathleen sebelius. we've been looking through this, there are eight pages of prepared testimony where she'll talk about the problems with the website, but critics also want to know it tnoknow did the gove...
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it's a false choice to stay it's obama care or nothing. there are numerous proposals, including the one i'm a co-sponsor-of-. >> i yield back, sir. let me take the time back. are you serious what you just said? are you really serious? after what we have gone through. after what we have gone through in the last 3.5 years? have you -- you can sit there and say that you had a legitimate alternative after these years? we've gone through 44 votes, 48 votes now of you trying to dismantle this legislation. you ka ul that cooperation? i don't. >> yep, that's one way of putting it. welcome to "morning joe," everyone. it is october 30th, the day before halloween. >> that's how harold and i were on education. >> it wasn't that, kill the mood. we have pulitzer please historian john meacham. are you going to do the jonas brothers right now? >> i did it earlier. i proofread it. no one proofread the jonas brothers. >> that's a shame. msnbc visiting analyst. former democratic congressman harold ford, jr. good morning. and in washington, we have senior pol
it's a false choice to stay it's obama care or nothing. there are numerous proposals, including the one i'm a co-sponsor-of-. >> i yield back, sir. let me take the time back. are you serious what you just said? are you really serious? after what we have gone through. after what we have gone through in the last 3.5 years? have you -- you can sit there and say that you had a legitimate alternative after these years? we've gone through 44 votes, 48 votes now of you trying to dismantle this...
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president obama meanwhile is heading to boston today to offer a reboot of obama care on the hallowed ground where in 2006 mitt romney flanked by ted kennedy signed into law the program that would one day become obama care. thanks to that law, 97% of massachusetts residents have health care. "the boston globe" reports the, quote, besieged president, will highlight the bipartisan nature of the massachusetts overhaul and emphasize that it took many months to sign up residents. before president obama arrives, his top luntd, hhs secretary, kathleen sebelius, apologized for the problems that have thus far bedeviled the aca rollout. >> let me say directly to these americans, you deserve better. i apologize. i'm accountable to you for fixing these problems. and i'm committed to earning your confidence back by fixing the site. >> in a move that surprised exactly no one, republicans grilled the secretary about so-called website glitches and her boss' repeated assurance that everyone who liked their current plan could keep it. >> well, secretary, while you're from kansas, we're not in kansas an
president obama meanwhile is heading to boston today to offer a reboot of obama care on the hallowed ground where in 2006 mitt romney flanked by ted kennedy signed into law the program that would one day become obama care. thanks to that law, 97% of massachusetts residents have health care. "the boston globe" reports the, quote, besieged president, will highlight the bipartisan nature of the massachusetts overhaul and emphasize that it took many months to sign up residents. before...
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their health care isn't a glitch. >> president obama will be in boston, massachusetts today to speak about the affordable care act. reportedly he'll use the massachusetts health care law as an example of how obama care can succeed. >>> if recent revelations about the extent of the nsa spying abroad were meant to shame the country, it didn't work. director of national intelligence james clapper saying the u.s. had spied on foreign leaders for years. he says those countries have returned the favor drawing a cinematic comparison. >> do you believe the allies have conducted or at anytime any type of espionage activity against the united states of america our intel against services or others? >> absolutely. it reminds me of casablanca. my god, there is gambling going on here? same kind of thing. >> on what ground? >> i'm shocked to find gambling is going on in here. >> your winnings, sir. >> thank you very much. everybody out. >> a great scene. without giving specifics, clapper suggested the overseas operations shouldn't have come as a surprise to the white house. meanwhile, nsa director
their health care isn't a glitch. >> president obama will be in boston, massachusetts today to speak about the affordable care act. reportedly he'll use the massachusetts health care law as an example of how obama care can succeed. >>> if recent revelations about the extent of the nsa spying abroad were meant to shame the country, it didn't work. director of national intelligence james clapper saying the u.s. had spied on foreign leaders for years. he says those countries have...
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not obama care. maybe they would have been more reasonable in working with you on that then. >> that's very interesting and very important point. >> take a look at this, congressman. speaker john boehner brought the economy to the brink by taking us to the edge of a default. yet today he told reporters that the gop's fight against the aca, the affordable care act, is really about growing the economy. that's his concern. let's take a listen. >> obama care is like a wet blanket over our economy. american people are looking for more jobs, better wages. but with all the uncertainty around this law, employers are having a very difficult time making decisions. it's time to delay this. it's time to fix this before it gets any worse. >> you know, congressman, hold your ears, but i said a comment -- i used a comment i don't usually use. what do these guys want obama to do? he's talking about a wet blanket. this guy is killing our enemies the way w couldn't with his rooting tooting gi joe talk. this president
not obama care. maybe they would have been more reasonable in working with you on that then. >> that's very interesting and very important point. >> take a look at this, congressman. speaker john boehner brought the economy to the brink by taking us to the edge of a default. yet today he told reporters that the gop's fight against the aca, the affordable care act, is really about growing the economy. that's his concern. let's take a listen. >> obama care is like a wet blanket...
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evening from new york, i'm chris hayes and today we watched as the federal official who oversees the obama care exchanges appeared before a house committee to testify about the flawed rollout of health care.gov. and we also watched as democrats on that committee reached their limit of just how much phony republican concern they can stomach. >> there had been a little bit and systematic attempt on the part of the majority in the house and the mine north in the senate to take it impossible for all americans to receive quality health care, and some of us will not stand for it. we will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. health care is a right and not a privilege. >> democrats today didn't hide their frustration with republicans suggest concern with fixing american's broken health care system. >> are you serious? what you just said? are you really serious? after what we have gone through? you can sit there and say that you had a legitimate alternative after these years? we have gone through 44 votes, 48 votes now of you trying to dismantle the election? >> there is n
evening from new york, i'm chris hayes and today we watched as the federal official who oversees the obama care exchanges appeared before a house committee to testify about the flawed rollout of health care.gov. and we also watched as democrats on that committee reached their limit of just how much phony republican concern they can stomach. >> there had been a little bit and systematic attempt on the part of the majority in the house and the mine north in the senate to take it impossible...
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and let me first read a statement, the white house is saying president obama has complete confidence in health and human services secretary sebelius after the health care rollout. jennifer, the hill is reporting that behind the scenes obviously the president is sieging, not happy but he is giving kathleen sebelius the room and time needed to make the repairs and it is her responsibility there. >> that's right. she took full responsibility at the hearing today and said this is my fault, i'm going to fix it. we saw democrats really support her. very few democrats asked tough questions of her. most spent their time supporting her or supporting the law, even though republicans spent a lot of time attacking her. interestingly republicans have been calling for her to be fired but did not actually ask her to her face today to resign her post. >> wendell, a lot of questions initially people thought would be about the website and why it is not operating as it should. but we heard many republicans go back to this issue of some people will get cancellation letters or have received letters and t
and let me first read a statement, the white house is saying president obama has complete confidence in health and human services secretary sebelius after the health care rollout. jennifer, the hill is reporting that behind the scenes obviously the president is sieging, not happy but he is giving kathleen sebelius the room and time needed to make the repairs and it is her responsibility there. >> that's right. she took full responsibility at the hearing today and said this is my fault,...
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obama care was signed into law 1,256 days ago. and since then, there's been user problem after user problem after user problem. regarding healthcare.gov, your deputy administrator for consumer information gary cohen testified one month ago right where you're sitting that, and this i quote, cms has worked hard to test the infrastructure that will allow americans to enroll in coverage confidently, simply, and securely, end quote. yet, according to "forbes" and "the wall street journal," you told them that you needed five years of construction and one year of testing. the program has crashed and burned at least three times. the user is still having problems. it's been down the whole time you've been testifying. the system is down at this moment. my question, ma'am, is very simple. when did you know these changes were going down, a month, a day a quarter? and did you tell the president what you knew? >> sir, i was informed that we were ready to launch on october 1st. the contractors who we had as our private partners told us and told
obama care was signed into law 1,256 days ago. and since then, there's been user problem after user problem after user problem. regarding healthcare.gov, your deputy administrator for consumer information gary cohen testified one month ago right where you're sitting that, and this i quote, cms has worked hard to test the infrastructure that will allow americans to enroll in coverage confidently, simply, and securely, end quote. yet, according to "forbes" and "the wall street...
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i know you have been a supporter of obama care, but this rollout, could this have been prevented? >> well, obviously kathleen sebelius, who did a very good job today, i thought, took responsibility for the implementation that didn't take place that she hoped had taken place. i would say this. it's difficult to explain to people why someone would get a letter that says we're taking you off your health insurance, and in florida they actually said, but you're going to be able to get better health insurance because you're going to be able to apply for this new health insurance. you're not going to lose the one you have until you have the opportunity to sign up for the affordable care act. here at least, i think blue cross blue shield in particular was careful in their correspondence. but it's very difficult for people to understand that we're talking about the individual market and about large numbers of people who don't have health insurance. that's what the affordable care act is about, to cover these people. for those on the individual market, many of whom don't have good health in
i know you have been a supporter of obama care, but this rollout, could this have been prevented? >> well, obviously kathleen sebelius, who did a very good job today, i thought, took responsibility for the implementation that didn't take place that she hoped had taken place. i would say this. it's difficult to explain to people why someone would get a letter that says we're taking you off your health insurance, and in florida they actually said, but you're going to be able to get better...
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i've got letters from constituents who have gotten letters from their insurers who say because of obama care, they're no longer going to be in the individual market or at least with that plan in the individual market and the result is this person from cove, oregon, said i was paying $600 for a $3,000 deductible now it costs $800 for a $5,000 dedu deductib deductible. a woman whose job had 40 hours, now down to 29, neither has health insurance nor enough income to live on her own because of the way this law is getting implemented. i realize my time has expired. >>> general lady from colorado. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and thank you, secretary, for being with us today. i want to follow up on a couple of those questions that mr. walden was asking you about cgi. as you know, chairman issa released this document, monthly status report from cgi last night and it looks to me like sort of a technical document that has a punch list of outstanding open issues. some of them do highlight items that upon first read seem to be alarming. for example, one of the entries said due to the comp
i've got letters from constituents who have gotten letters from their insurers who say because of obama care, they're no longer going to be in the individual market or at least with that plan in the individual market and the result is this person from cove, oregon, said i was paying $600 for a $3,000 deductible now it costs $800 for a $5,000 dedu deductib deductible. a woman whose job had 40 hours, now down to 29, neither has health insurance nor enough income to live on her own because of the...
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so president obama today -- >> preventative care, mammograms. >> yeah, all ten, actually. ten new things that are required under the president's health care law that weren't required before. so that's why you have thousands of people getting those letters. and the president really defending that today, saying, look, this law was always meant to help the uninsured, but also the underinsured. and he's making the case that those folks fall into that category. that will be about 5% of people, and the white house says, look, 50% of those will also get subsidies. so that's really the take-away here. one other point, martin, on a much lighter note. the president noted that his visit was not the biggest thing in town today. of course, there's also game six of the world series, which will take place tonight. martin? >> actually, kristen, you being in boston is the most important thing today. thank you so much, kristen welker. let's get right to our panel in bethlehem, pennsylvania, msnbc contributor, professor james peterson. in los angeles is democratic strategist, professor bob s
so president obama today -- >> preventative care, mammograms. >> yeah, all ten, actually. ten new things that are required under the president's health care law that weren't required before. so that's why you have thousands of people getting those letters. and the president really defending that today, saying, look, this law was always meant to help the uninsured, but also the underinsured. and he's making the case that those folks fall into that category. that will be about 5% of...
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the situation we are in, we would have to pay $170,000 in penalties under obama care. this is picking the winners and losers and we are the losers. no way i can be competitive to cover $170,000. here are my options. do not pay the penalty and raise my prizes and go out of business. lay off 35 employees who don't have to pay the penalty and move more production to this country. reduce 35 jobs. here's a quote from the other. since the high labor and low margin business cannot afford to pay for insurance for our employees, we are faced with closing our business through bankruptcy though there obligations that continue whether we operate it or not. fire enough employees to get under 50, limiting our business and even if we doze, many expenses such as rental agreements. what am i supposed to tell these people? >> i think that in that employer market, about 95% of all american businesses are exempt from any requirement to cover employee insurance, and they are outside the law. they continue to be outside the law, but they will have some new options for those who want to cove
the situation we are in, we would have to pay $170,000 in penalties under obama care. this is picking the winners and losers and we are the losers. no way i can be competitive to cover $170,000. here are my options. do not pay the penalty and raise my prizes and go out of business. lay off 35 employees who don't have to pay the penalty and move more production to this country. reduce 35 jobs. here's a quote from the other. since the high labor and low margin business cannot afford to pay for...